In Photoshop CS6 the Magnetic Lasso tool comes equipped with a few settings on the Options bar that control the sensitivity of the tool. Mastering these adjustments expands the value of the tool.[more…]

The Magic Wand tool in Photoshop CS6 works best when you have high-contrast images or images that have a limited number of colors. For example, a blue and white umbrella is a perfect example of something[more…]

The Magic Wand Tolerance setting in Photoshop CS6 determines the range of color that the Magic Wand tool selects. Sometimes, an image may contain a few shades of a similar color. Consider a cloudless sky[more…]

To save time in Photoshop CS6, Adobe has a great tool, the Quick Selection Tool. Think of it as a combo Brush, Magic Wand, Lasso tool. Easy to use — with surprisingly good results — it’s sure to become[more…]

Unlike the other selection tools in Photoshop CS6, the Pen tool doesn’t initially produce a selection marquee. When you select the Pen tool and start clicking and dragging around your image, you create[more…]

Although every path in Photoshop CS6 consists of three basic components — segments, points, and direction lines — the Pen tool enables you to use these components to create a few different types of paths[more…]

Once you choose the Path mode to use with the Pen tool in Photoshop CS6, you then need to indicate what you want to do with that path. Make your first Pen click and make your choice. Or, you can wait until[more…]

In Photoshop CS6, if you need to create a straight segment after creating a curve (or vice versa), you need to convert the point where the path changes from curved to straight. To convert a point, follow[more…]

When you create a path in Adobe Photoshop CS6, it appears in the Paths panel as a work path. A work path is temporary and unsaved, and you can have only one work path in the Paths panel at a time.[more…]

While working in Photoshop CS6, you can create paths from existing selections. You probably won’t use this option nearly as often as you use the option to turn a path into a selection, but the option is[more…]

The Freeform Pen tool in Photoshop CS6 is kind of a hybrid Lasso/Pen tool. Just click and drag around the element you want to select, and the tool creates an outline that follows your cursor, exactly like[more…]

In Photoshop CS6 there is a fun way to create paths without using the Pen Tool You can grab any of the shape tools and create a path. However, be sure to choose the Path mode on the Options bar. Click[more…]

Often in Photoshop CS6, using the Pen tool to get a reasonably decent, but not perfect, path is easier and less time consuming than striving for perfection. After you have that path, go back and edit it[more…]

You’re probably never going to create a work path in Photoshop CS6 that doesn’t have curves as well as straight lines. After all, not much in life is perfectly linear. Most things have undulations here[more…]

While working in Photoshop CS6, if your selection doesn’t quite contain all the elements you want to capture, you need to add those portions to your current selection which can be done using the keyboard[more…]

Adobe Photoshop CS6 allows for a great amount of versatility with layers using the Layers Panel. You can place elements on separate layers, yet show them together to create a combination image, or[more…]

On occasion, you may need to convert a background into a layer when you create a new image in Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 6. If you create an image with white or background colored contents, scan an[more…]

An adjustment layer is a special kind of layer used mostly for color correction. What’s great about Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 6 and the adjustment layers in is that you can apply that color correction[more…]